Italy's Recovery Plan Progresses Unevenly: Trentino Leads, Liguria Lags

Italy's rollout of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) is progressing at vastly different speeds across its regions, revealing a stark divide between North and South, and even within the North itself.

A recent analysis by the Chamber and Senate Studies Service highlights Liguria as a particularly slow performer. The northwestern region has only managed to link 10.2% of its PNRR funding to completed projects, with a staggering 89.8% still marked as 'in progress.' This metric, which tracks the financial value of completed projects relative to the total, underscores significant delays.

Liguria's situation is concerning, especially considering it manages over 11,000 projects valued at 5.77 billion euros, many of which are large-scale infrastructure works with inherently longer timelines. Following Liguria, Calabria ranks second worst at 15.6% of funds linked to completed projects, followed by Molise (15.9%), Sicily (16.7%), and Campania (16.8%).

In contrast, the northeastern region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol stands out as the most efficient. It reports that 46.4% of its PNRR funding is associated with projects that have reached completion, showcasing a much faster pace of execution.